Receipt and collection-report book



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REGEIPT AND COLLECTION REPORT BOOK. No. 480,623. Patented Aug. 9, 1892.

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RECEIPT AND GOLLEGTION REPORT BOOK. No. 480,623. Patented Aug. 9, 1892.

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JOHN HOLLAND PETTIBONE, OF BURLINGTON, IOWA.

RECEIPT AND COLLECTION-REPORT BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,623, dated August9, 1892.

Application filed December 5, 1891- Serial No. 414,135. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HOLLAND PETTI- BONE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Burlington, in the county of Des Moiues and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receipt andAccount Books; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Figure l is a perspective view of this receipt and account book. Fig. 2is an edge view of the same Fig.3 is a plan viewshowingthereceipt-leaves turned -back and thereport-leaves exposed. Fig. A is'a'perspective view exposing, the pocket for the carbonleaveson theinsideof the back coven Fig. 5, is; aplanview showing the book openedand the carbon-leaves extendedand ready for use between the thin ortissue-paper leaves; Fig.

6is a view-,showinghowtheseries of receipt leavesare made in triplicate,the. leaves of eachset having the same number. Fig. 7 is a plan viewshowing'report as made up'of the account-slip and the thin leaves. Fig.8 is a diagram representing the pocket-sheet extended outwardly and thetwo carbonsheets as in position for use, excepting that they appearboldly separated in thedrawing so asto show distinctly. s V s 1 Thisinvention belongs to the class known asreceipt,account;ormemorandum?books, and it is designedmore especiallyfor the use of drummers or itraveling salesmen in their business whengiving receipts for-money and accounting to the employersrtor suchreceipts. There, havealready .been ipution the market,

aswell, as patented, a: wide; varietyiof; stub 40receipt-books,bankecheclobooks, and .memorandum-booksqinswhichithetpages have been perfiorated ten the easy separationiof a parttherefrom? and carbon -paperth-as {been :used

for the purposes of securingticopi'esaof the written-.;1nemonandum;r'buia none has .yet e een dewisediwhel'e in a isingle; book'there areembodiednneansfor.makingtreceipts initr-iplir I icate means: for; makingin duplicate {return-s of monje collected .canhontsheets anc ose andmeans for affording a suitable backing when the writing is done, whichare in general the essential features of my present invention.

The book A, which may be of any convenient size, consists of a series ofblanks B B B in triplicatethat is, the receipts or blanks begin at No.1, and the first three are numbered 1 (or any other suitable number ordesignation.) The next set of three is numbered 2, the next 3, and so onthroughout the book, each sheet of any set having the same number. Themain idea is that the blanks shall be in sets of three and each setnumbered its proper consecutive number,beginning with No. 1. or Whatevernumber may be wished, or letter or other designation thoughtqdesirable,being sure that the sets are in sequence. This numbering is to bepermanently stamped on the blanks at the time of making the book. Ofthese sheets two may be thin or tissue paper and one ordinaryletter-paper; but I do not wish to be confined to any one kind orvariety or any exact arrangement of the separate leaves of each set. Theleaves of each set may be perfectly blank or they may have printedmatter in part, such as the date in part, V--, 18, the words Receivedof, &c., in fact anyof the usual and convenient forms of vblank receiptsnow in use. They'may also have a printed heading designating from whatfirm or company they purport to come. The first two of each setare'perforated near the inner edge, so as to be, readily detachedfromithe book, While the third is fixed-1 The illustration in Fig. :6shows but two of each set numbered 1. This happens because the numberswill show throughzthe thin, and not thethird orthick sheeta; Be;-sidesathese triplicate sets the-book has at the back a collection-reportO, which consists of a; duplicate set of 1 blanks c: 0, one v separatedfrom the: other. :byiperforations, 1 each having blanks paces withsuitableheadings,likeawhat iSiShQWlli-IL thedrawingsm 1 it will ;benoticed that :a portion-of thereporti-blanksznext to; the .binding,and-which are. designed 110 iremain. imth'e' book, are of equaltlengithwith-the sets of threelol-anksi in ,i g k g e l, the front part of thebook? This-is designed 0o to furnish always a solid pad upon which towrite each set of the receipts at the front.

Another feature is the manner of securing the carbon-papers D orimpression-sheets at the back of the book, they being fastened to thelower edge of the back cover and protected by a cover or pocket E,secured to the back cover of the book, thus insuring their presence withthe book at all times in a convenient position for use and furnishing inaddition a preventive of soiling the book. There may be one, two, four,or more of these impression sheets or carbons, as the necessities ofthebook and the number of receipts required to be written demand. Theyshould be of a length equal to that of the receipt and of a width whichwill allow their being brought up over the bottom of the receipts up tothe top ofthe same. Of course there maybe as many leaves to the book asdesired.

Another feature is the rubber bands, of which there are two F F one tohold the covers together when the book is notin use and theother to holdagainst the front cover all the receipts which have been written andleft in the book, and thus prevent interference with the receipt whichis being written-J It may also be noted that the cover ofthe book may bea detachable one, while the main part can be replaced at any time allthe receipt blanks have been used.

The mannerof using thebook is as follows: Two of the impression orcarbon sheets 19 are pulled out of the pocket E at the back of the book.One sheet is placed on the third of the set of three leaves at thefront, being brought up and over the bottom of all the remainingreceipts in the book. The other sheet is placed between the; first andsecond of the set. The first of the set is then held firmly and writtenupon with a lead-pencil or other suitable tool with sufficient force toleave an impression through the carbon-sheets upon the second and thirdof the set, thus producing a triplicate receipt, order, or otherinstrument, as desired. The principal use of the book is for receipts;but the inventor does not wish to confine himself to that form of bookwholly. It will be here noted that, all of the set being numbered alike,I have thus three receipts exactly alike in form and substance. Theupper receipt is then torn off and given to the party for whom made, andthe second and third arecaught back against the inner side of the frontcover, being secured thereto by means of the rubber band heretoforementioned. The carbon- -sheets are then adjusted to the second set ofblanks and the same process gone through with as often as may bedesired, always leaving the second and third ofeach set in the book.This book being primarily but not exclusively designed for the use oftraveling salesmen and collectors, the collector may at the end of suchtime as he may desire or the rules of his principal require go over thebook and remove therefrom allof the second receipts of each set, theyalso being perforated. He then turns to the back of the book, where thecollection-report O is found, and here fills out the blank in duplicate.He then tears off the outer of these reports, they being perforated,pins thereto all the receipts included in the report, and forwards thesame to the house with which he is communicating, by this systemretaining in the book an exact copy of each receipt given and of eachreport made by him.

In naming the advantages of this invention f it will be noted that thepresent manner of L making collections, giving receipts, and makingreports hasmanyobj ections, such as that the principal is not advised ofthe kind of receipt given by his agent, while by my method he has anexact copy of each receipt At present collectors give receipts uponwaste paper or upon blanks furnished by the person making the payment.The collector then either notes down thepayment upon any book hemay-have forthat purpose or he trusts to his memory as to the amount andthe person paying, and thus arise many mistakes and chances for fraud,and it is a well-known fact that there are very few reports, even by themost careful agents and traveling collectors, but what have to be re- 1vised and corrected, while by the system as 1 proposed by me thesemistakes will be minimized, and, while it is not claimed that it is soperfect as to altogether prevent fraud, yet it will reduce theopportunities therefor and prevent a claim of mistake where there isactual fraud, because the agent giving thereceipt keeps an exact copyand cannot claim forgetfulnessof the payment or ofthe amount 7 or of theparty paying, nor can he report one amount, while-receipting foranother, without its being at once detected by" the principal;

and, again, since the receipts are numbered consecutively, if on thearrival of the report at the house they are found not to be inconseeutlve order the agent can be at once notified of his error and thecorrection made while all the facts are fresh, while the agent possessesa constant checkzon his principal,

and thus any error of the house made against him can be rectified.

Other advantages of my device are that it saves time, stationery, andclerical work, it

count separable from each other, and leaves attached to said bookandapocket for holding to on the inside of the back cover to form, infact,- said sheets when not in use. a writing-pad on which thereceiptsand 210- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in counts can be made,and means for holding presence of two Witnesses.

5 the cover closed and the blanks in place.

2. A memorandum -bo0k having blank JOHN HOLLAND PETTIBONE leaves forreceipt arranged in triplicate, two Witnesses: of each set being of thinpaper and one of I. M. CHRISTY,

thick paper, combined with the carbon-sheets ISAAC GANISON.

